NLHE - Final Table - Jeff Wiedenhoeft Eliminated on the First Hand
Jun 03, '08
Blinds/Antes: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 10 of 3,929
Chip Counts:
Mike Ngo: 2,340,000
James Akenhead: 1,995,000
Aaron Coulthard: 1,510,000
Theo Tran: 1,420,000
Melvin Jones: 1,280,000
Chris Ferguson: 1,235,000
Joe Rutledge: 785,000
Grant Hinkle: 680,000
David Bach: 675,000
Eliminations:
Jeff Wiedenhoeft - 10th Place ($52,022)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Jeff Wiedenhoeft Eliminated in 10th Place ($52,022)
On the very first hand at the final table, Jeff Wiedehoeft raised 125,000 preflop, and Mike Ngo made the call. The flop rolled out 9
76 and Wiedenhoeft moved all in. Ngo made the call and they turned up their hands.
Wiedenhoeft: K
10
Ngo: A
10
Turn and River: A
Q
Weidenhoeft busted out of the tournament in 10th place, and he took home $52,022 in prize money for his efforts.
Railbirds
Multiple professionals were spotted at the final table to support a number of players at the table. Perry Friedman (11th place) stuck around to sweat the action and support Chris Ferguson. Tom Mackey is here along with Blair Hinkle, who is present to sweat his brother Grant.
Lone Londoner in Vegas
James Ankenman is the lone European representative at the final table tonight, amongst a group of North American representataives (Eight Americans and Aaron Courtland, who hails from Ontario, Canada - the same province that Event No. 1 winner, Nenad Medic calls home). He has almost 2 million in front of him, so has a solid shot to score the first gold bracelet for Europoean players at this year's Series.
Player Tags: Mike Ngo, James Akenhead, European Report, Jeff Wiedenhoeft
